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Stop the presses--maybe Latino voters don't have so much demographic leverage in every election going forward. Hispanic voters are reacting to the high cost of living like so many others and having fewer children. Like the so many other demographic groups, they are edging away from their religious beliefs to embrace the secular culture of contraception, abortion and longer single life. To most conservatives, Republicans voted to compromise their basic principles with the cliff vote Tuesday night. They should not continue to appear to be human Silly Putty (remember the Etch-A-Sketch?) on every issue in the first 100 days of Obama's second term, including immigration amnesty. Attracting Latino voters will be accomplished through smart pro-growth policies and savvy press strategy. To many, the GOP seems scared and on the defensive. But now is the time to be bold and go on the offensive...always with a smile of course. Figure out what you stand for, people!